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To the editor: Here we go again. Once again Somerset people are going to lose another business in Somerset. This one is the personal business center located in the Wal-Mart store. I am a Marine parent and I do send my son packages often, also, because I work during the day it is very convenient for me to use this mailing center. I would like to see this center remain open, otherwise I am forced to use the post office which is not an easy thing to do, because of their business hours.

A Holiday Bazaar will be held at SS. Philip and James Church hall in Meyersdale from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 12 and Nov. 13. A raffle for Wal-Mart gift certificates will be held. Gift items, bake sale and soup sale will be featured. Lunch will be available.

Wal-Mart in Somerset Township presented the Meyersdale Athletic Boosters with a check for $1,125 to support athletic programs and student athletes in the Meyersdale Area School District. Assistant manager Harrison Smith and personnel manager Christine Mitchell are shown presenting the check to booster Brian Witherite. (Submitted photo)

The Somerset post office will be closed Monday in observance of Labor Day. There will be no window or delivery service other than Express Mail. Stamps may be purchased at CVS Pharmacy, Wal-Mart and the two Giant Eagle grocery stores in Somerset.

To the editor: On behalf of the residents of Beverly Healthcare, Meyersdale, I would like to recognize and deliver heartfelt thanks to the following for their contributions during the recent flood: The staff and management of Beverly Healthcare, Meyersdale; family and friends of the residents; Meyersdale Volunteer Fire Department; Bittner Vending; Wal-Mart in Somerset; Meyersdale Medical Center; Emergency Management personnel. Your selfless devotion to our residents is truly appreciated.

Stacy Jo Briskey and Charles Victor Gontis, both of Somerset, are announcing their engagement. Miss Briskey is the daughter of Don and Amy Briskey, Friedens. She is a 2002 graduate of Somerset Area High School and is employed by Wal-Mart in Somerset. Her fiance is the son of John and Toni Gontis, Friedens. He is a 2000 graduate of North Star High School and is a fabricator at Somerset Foundry and cooks at Hoss's part time.

A Somerset man was taken to Somerset County Jail after an incident at Wal-Mart along North Center Avenue around 11:15 p.m. Saturday. According to state police, 18-year-old Frank Anthony Petrucelli entered the store and resisted arrest. He is accused of obstructing the administration of law, resisting arrest and reckless endangerment. He was arraigned before District Judge Joseph Cannoni and is being held on a $5,000 bond.

SPRINGDALE, Ark.- Tyson Fresh Meats Inc. on Friday recalled more than 40,000 pounds of ground beef shipped to Wal-Mart stores in 12 states after samples tested at a Sherman, Texas, plant showed signs of E. coli contamination. No illnesses had been reported. Springdale-based Tyson Foods Inc. said the recall is not related to contaminated ground beef distributed by California-based United Food Group LLC. The recalled products were sent to Wal-Mart stores in Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas, Tyson said.

Somerset Borough Police Department and the Pennsylvania State Police, Troop A, will gather bottled water Saturday to ship to areas affected by Hurricane Katrina. Somerset Borough Police Officer Tony Novak, organizer, said Somerset County has endured its share of tragedies such as the Quecreek mine rescue and Flight 93 "Somerset County is no stranger to disasters," Novak said. "I think we need to help our fellow brothers and sisters when needed. " Novak researched the needs of the hurricane victims and discovered a lot of victims and emergency workers are still without water.

The Washington, D.C. city government is overstepping its boundaries by making larger employers pay higher wages than other companies. Wal-Mart, the nation's largest private employer, is fuming about a “living wage” bill approved by the D.C. City Council that has an unusual twist - it would apply only to certain large retailers, forcing them to pay employees at least $12.50 an hour. That's nearly 50 percent higher than city's minimum wage of $8.25 an hour. The bill applies to stores of 75,000 square feet or larger and annual corporate revenues of at least $1 billion. The measure is being cheered by unions and worker advocates who have long complained about Wal-Mart's wages and working conditions.